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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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4.1 O's so about ave for May, leaving us another 9 O's required in two days to equal pvgis. Checking the forecast then it's going to be a close run thing!
East coast, lat 51.97. 8.26kw SSE, 23° pitch + 0.59kw WSW vertical. Nissan Leaf plus Zappi charger and 2 x ASHP's. Givenergy 8.2 & 9.5 kWh batts, 2 x 3 kW ac inverters. Indra V2H . CoCharger Host, Interest in Ripple Energy & Abundance.5 -
3.64 O's not great and way behind PVGIS with only 2 days to goBarnsley, South Yorkshire
Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375) Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter installed Mar 22 and 9.6kw Pylontech battery
Daikin 8kW ASHP installed Jan 25
Octopus Cosy/Fixed Outgoing5 -
Alternating good and bad days - 4.46 O's
6.4kWp (16 * 400Wp REC Alpha) facing ESE + 5kW Huawei inverter + 10kWh Huawei battery. Buckinghamshire.4 -
A few more mediocre days, and a month end projection of 89%. Last two days look about average, so ~90%, but again ....... could be worse.Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 20kWh battery storage. Two A2A units for cleaner heating. Two BEV's for cleaner driving.
For general PV advice please see the PV FAQ thread on the Green & Ethical Board.5 -
Washout here today. Exactly 1 ‘O’ 🤬
16 Sanyo Hit 250s.4kWp SMA 3.8kWp inverter. SW roof. 28° pitch. Minimal shade. Nov 2011 install. Hybrid car. Ripple Kirk Hill. N.E Lincs Coast.4 -
2.69 Os for me.PPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)4
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1.89 O's sun peaked out once for about a minuteBarnsley, South Yorkshire
Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375) Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter installed Mar 22 and 9.6kw Pylontech battery
Daikin 8kW ASHP installed Jan 25
Octopus Cosy/Fixed Outgoing4 -
No Sun, Rain and cloudy! also windy!
1.69 O's3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds4 -
finished the month with 2.75 Os
May was 90.8% of PVGIS
197 kWh net returned to grid, electric bill circa -£25 after SC.
edit: actually that SC calculation includes gas SC, so electric is actually circa -£33PPI success. Banding success. Double Dip PCN cancelled! South facing solar (Midlands) and battery. Savings Session supporter (is it worth it now!?)4 -
Month ended with 4.15 O's
Passed PVGIS estimate by 1 kWh so ended with 100.21%
Worst May from 10 years, but no surprise there!
3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds4
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